Cheshire East Borough Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of High Bandwidth Low Latency Cloud Access Connection for Cheshire East ICT Services

Awarded 15 Dec 2017

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Awarded15 Dec 2017
Value£312,436.00
RegionNorth West
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 3y 11mo ago5y term
Awarded 15 Dec 2017Expired 14 Dec 2022

Cheshire East Borough Council awarded a contract to The Networking People (NorthWest) Ltd for the provision of a high bandwidth and low latency cloud access connection.

The contract supports Cheshire East ICT Services' management of LAN and WAN infrastructure for Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester councils, including internet connectivity.

The connection will enable a hybrid cloud approach, initially using Microsoft Azure, to host services and provide resilience.

The contract value is AUD 312,436.

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